David Warner-led Sunrisers Hyderabad will play against Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians at home on Monday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will come to all guns blazing in their penultimate match of this season against in-form Mumbai Indians on Monday in Hyderabad. The home team would be looking to improve their position in the points table. The last time these two sides met, Mumbai registered an easy win over Hyderabad by four wickets.
After having made it to the playoffs, Mumbai Indians would now want to consolidate their position at the top 2 position. They will be up against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, a team which has slipped away a touch and would now look to bounce back against the rampant Mumbai side.
Sunrisers, on the other hand, seem to rely on their captain David Warner with the bat and then look towards Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the ball. The other members of the team should now look to step up as the team demands more out them.
Batting Performances:
In the last match for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson lost their way out too early. Also, the failure of Naman Ojha and loose bowling from Sunrisers bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Bipul Sharma will be a worry for the team. As for the Mumbai Indians, things are running smooth with Pollard and Simmons adding to their strength in the top order. Moreover, Mumbai will be hoping Nitish Rana to get back in form with captain Rohit Sharma as well.
Overall Rating:
With the Sunrisers captain David Warner in dazzling form and Yuvraj’s mature innings in the middle order against Pune, Sunrisers will be hoping for them to continue with their consistency and take them closer to the playoffs. Also in the bowling, Siddharth Kaul can be a possible threat for the Mumbai Indians who produced an impressive spell of four for 29 against Pune.
For the Mumbai Indians, Kieron Pollard being back in form is a big boost. Lendl Simmons’ performance in the last match has also given an extra edge to their opening pair with aggressive Parthiv Patel on the other end. Mumbai’s spin attack with Harbhajan Singh and Karn Sharma who took three wickets each can trouble the Sunrisers batsmen.
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